On this day in...

On this day in...
632 – The Last Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of Prophet Muhammad.
1455 – Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed from movable type.
1836 – The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
1861 – President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
1870 – In the United States, post-Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
1903 – Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
1917 – First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution.
1919 – Benito Mussolini forms the Fascist Party in Italy.
1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
1998 – Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and "Crusaders"; the latter term is commonly interpreted to refer to the people of Europe and the United States.

Births
1937 – Tom Osborne, American football coach and politician
1940 – Peter Fonda, American actor
1955 – Howard Jones, British pop singer
1955 – Flip Saunders, American basketball coach
1963 – Bobby Bonilla, former baseball player
1970 – Niecy Nash, American actress
1983 – Emily Blunt, British actress
1983 – Aziz Ansari, Indian American Comedian
1986 – Jerod Mayo, American Football player
1994 – Dakota Fanning, American actress

Another solid day for birthdays with the star of 'Easy Rider,' a reat baseball player, the black lady cop from 'Reno 911,' an Indian actor and a child star. But I'm of course going to highlight the shining star of the Nebraska football program, former coach and current athletic director Tom Osborne. Here is part 3 of a documentary about Osborne. This part deals with his treatment of the Lawrence Phillips' incident and the 1995 national championship.